Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps by Junji ItoMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
While on vacation in Okinawa, Tadashi and Kaori encounter a bizarre fish with legs accompanied by a horrific stench. Soon, the legged fish are everywhere but where did they come from and what do they want?
Not long after I read Uzumaki, one of my guys on twitter made me a good deal on a stack of Junji Ito hardcovers. Best $40 bucks I've spent in a while.
Much like Uzumaki, this is a visual body horror story. One legged fish isn't a huge deal, no matter how big of a deal Kaori makes of the smell. However, a legged shark chasing Tadashi and legged fish overrunning the land, now you're getting somewhere. I haven't mentioned why I called this a body horror story yet. I'll let whomever choses to read that experience it for themselves.
Also much like Uzumaki, this is some crazy, crazy shit. It's generally unsettling even before humans get infected. I wolfed it down in two long sittings. There is a lot of grotesque imagery that is burned into my retinas.
Junji Ito's art perfectly fits the disturbing tone of the story. I didn't exactly gag during some of the more grotesque parts but there was a strong urge. Does this deserve a five? Fuck, I don't know at this point. I liked it as much as Uzumaki so there's that.
Gyo: The Death-Stench Creeps. Five stars. Go buy the son of a bitch.
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